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  1. Nothing new here... on Volkswagen Unveils 'ID Buzz' Electric Microbus Concept (ibtimes.co.uk) · · Score: 1

    They keep regurgitating the same "new microbus" design every couple of years when they have nothing else of interest to offer; IIRC the first version of this POS showed up in 2000 or so.

  2. I'd rather Fitbit take their damn cash and hire some QC people instead of trying to buy the competition

    Or their piece of shit Aria scales, which use 1980's wireless technology

  3. This will go perfectly.... on 'OLED TVs Will Finally Take Off in 2017' (engadget.com) · · Score: 1

    ...with the soon-to-be-ubiquitous Linux desktop

  4. Re:Fair enough. Though not necessarily fault, over on What's Happening As The University of California Tries To Outsource IT Jobs To India (pressreader.com) · · Score: 1
    Every inch of progress that has been made over the decades has been from people who do exactly that. Who forge ahead regardless of the difficulties, blazing a new path forward for others.

    While the Conservatives on the Right have fought them every single step of the way.

  5. He didn't re-write the privacy policy, he translated it into something humans can read.

  6. Re:So, lemme get that straight... on Facebook Is Sorry for Taking Down a Photo of a Nude Neptune Statue (fortune.com) · · Score: 1

    ...and tiny

  7. so the actual age of consent was derived from when a female was deemed fit to produce a baby

    FTFY

  8. Re:57 channels but... on A Record High of 455 Scripted TV Shows Aired in 2016 (vulture.com) · · Score: 1

    "Hooked up 80 channels, and each one stunk" --Al Yankovic, 1992

  9. Re:The simplest solution would be on Can Consumers Fight Package Thieves With Technology? (geekwire.com) · · Score: 2
    Its 100% secure

    Here in California at least (and I'm sure other states as well) we have a problem with postal employees pilfering certain items before they even get to your door; you'll get your envelope, but the gift cards and money will be gone.

  10. ...water is wet! Film at 11

  11. Re:Things to solve on Aging Process May Be Reversable, Scientists Claim (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1
    "Overpopulation can be dealt with by moving people to other planets."

    No, it can't

    Well, he didn't say moving them alive to other planets.

  12. Re:I am not going to complain on Wikipedia Exceeds Fundraising Target, But Continues Asking For More Money (theregister.co.uk) · · Score: 1

    ^this. They will figure out how to blow the money, and then will have to ask for even more.

  13. Re:I am not going to complain on Wikipedia Exceeds Fundraising Target, But Continues Asking For More Money (theregister.co.uk) · · Score: 1
    Ah, the number of companies I've seen implode after being funded!

    To extend the analogy, notice how people who suddenly come into a lot of money tend to get themselves in trouble, whereas "old money" is generally better behaved.

  14. Why spend $4.8B on Verizon Explores Lower Price or Even Exit From Yahoo Deal (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    They could have got it for $300k https://yro.slashdot.org/story...

  15. Re:I'm highly skeptical on IBM Promises To Hire 25,000 Americans As Tech Executives Set To Meet Trump (reuters.com) · · Score: 1

    At this point, it's pure ego.

  16. Anyone wasting their time on AM is a fool

    What's worse is people actually paid for the privilege of wasting their time on the site...

  17. Re:Yahoo should simply cease to exist on Yahoo Says Hackers Stole Information From Over 1 Billion Accounts (go.com) · · Score: 1
    They are a great site for throwaway email accounts

    Not any more - now they require a mobile phone number to create a new account.

  18. It pops up in mammals and primates around the world

  19. Re:now if they could just axe their servers. on Another One Bites the Dust: Cisco Discontinues Its $1B Cloud Initiative as AWS, Azure and Others Expand (geekwire.com) · · Score: 1
    UCM blade platform is a fever dream of browser based garbage designed to configure everything

    The desired goal is vendor lock-in. HP(e)'s OneView makes UCM look downright sane.

  20. Re:Meaningless figures on IBM Promises To Hire 25,000 Americans As Tech Executives Set To Meet Trump (reuters.com) · · Score: 1

    s/American citizenship/H1Bs/gi

  21. Re:Lorex security cameras just as bad max password on Backdoor Accounts Found in 80 Sony IP Security Camera Models (pcworld.com) · · Score: 1
    Most of those platforms run on systems with limited memory. 200 bytes for 5 usernames and their passwords is 'a lot' of storage if you only have 128kbytes of it.

    1988 just called - they want their hardware back...

  22. Re:Here's an idea on YouTube's $1 Billion Royalties Are Not Enough, Says Music Industry (bbc.com) · · Score: 1
    Standing along side Zeppelin and the Stones was 100,000 bands you've never heard of because their music wasn't good enough to last beyond the initial pop burst.

    Or their music may have been better, they just weren't in the right place at the right time; we'll never know.

  23. Linked gets the 3 E's on Microsoft Officially Closes Its $26.2B Acquisition of LinkedIn (techcrunch.com) · · Score: 2

    Embrace, Extend, Extinguish

  24. I bet that there are some illiterate nutjobs who actually think that too.

    I bet there are some well-educated nutjobs with MBAs and JDs who actually thing that as well..

  25. Re:It's just not time yet on Why MakerBot Didn't Kickstart A 3D Printing Revolution (backchannel.com) · · Score: 1

    I'd like a cheap point welder for metal.

    http://www.harborfreight.com/w...